Approaches to improving recruitment and retention of minority elders participating in research: examples from selected research groups including the National Institute on Aging's Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research

This introductory overview addresses the importance of recruiting and retaining racial and ethnic minority elders in biopsychosocial research. It highlights developments by scholars, many associated with the National Institute on Aging's Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research, to develop...

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Published in:Journal of aging and health 2004-11, Vol.16 (5 Suppl), p.9S-17S
Main Authors: Stahl, Sidney M, Vasquez, Lisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Clinical Trials as Topic - ethics
Clinical Trials as Topic - psychology
Continental Population Groups
Culture
Health technology assessment
Humans
Minority Groups
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
Patient Compliance - ethnology
Patient Dropouts - psychology
Patient Selection - ethics
Selection Bias
United States - ethnology
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Summary:This introductory overview addresses the importance of recruiting and retaining racial and ethnic minority elders in biopsychosocial research. It highlights developments by scholars, many associated with the National Institute on Aging's Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research, to develop and reinforce a research infrastructure intended to minimize the minority/nonminority differential in health and its social sequelae for older people.
ISSN:0898-2643
DOI:10.1177/0898264304268146